sogo shosha

noun

A kind of general trading company in Japan, trading in a wide range of products and materials and historically also acting as investment banks and private equities.

OriginJapanese 総合商社 →
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Meanings

nounsogo shosha (plural sogo shoshas or sogo shosha)

plural sogo shoshas

  1. A kind of general trading company in Japan, trading in a wide range of products and materials and historically also acting as investment banks and private equities.

Origin

  1. Japanese総合商社
  2. Englishsogo shosha

Japanese 総合商社

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sogo shosha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sogo%20shosha

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“sogo shosha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sogo%20shosha. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sogo shosha,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sogo%20shosha.

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